# NTSB CHI80DEE20: Cessna 172, N4288F, Plato Center, IL, April 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1980
- Place: Plato Center, IL · PLATO CENTER, IL
- Location: 42.0267° N, 88.4301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plato Center, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0267&lon=-88.4301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130740
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEE20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1034  80/4/16    PLATO CENTER,IL     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 190
        TIME - 1715                    N4288F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELGIN,IL                    PLATO CENTER,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4288F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4288F-2012-06-14), registration cancelled 2012-06-14, S/N 46188, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Olson

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800416009879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800416009879A), Apr 16, 1980: Cessna 172, Plato Center, IL, Substantial damage. Left main wheel ran off edge of runway on landing. Airplane nosed over in soft mud.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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